As one of the biggest Olympic stars from all sports, the IOC should PAY Simone Biles not to retire. 😀
“Cecile and Laurent are from Paris so they’ve kind of guilted me into at least being a specialist and coming back,” Biles said with her trademark giggle. “But the main goal is 2021, the tour, and then we’ll have to see.”
Cecile and Laurent Landi have coached Biles since late 2017. Both were members of the French national team, and Cecile Landi competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. …
The President of the Pan American Gymnastics Union (PAGU), Naomi Valenzo, confirmed to Gymnastics Now Monday morning that the artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline Senior Pan American Championships (commonly referred to as Pan Ams) will no longer take place in the United States.
Instead, Brazil has agreed to host the events in June …
This meet is critical in that 4 additional Olympic spots are decided from the AA. Two for men, two for women.
BUT the pandemic is worse than ever in Brazil. Over4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time. Only 8% of the population has had the first dose of any vaccine. Their President is a COVID denier who opposes any lockdown measures.
How can Brazil be safe for international travel by June?
Is there enough time on the calendar to move it again? If so, where? Canada — for example — wouldn’t allow the international travel.
I feel PanAms will soon be cancelled. And that’s a shame for those gymnasts who’ve trained the past year for one last shot at Olympic qualification.
The 16-member Commission will be responsible for conducting a study on matters related to the state of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement in the United States. …
There is a deadline of the end of July for it to deliver its recommendations and detailed report, but it seems certain that deadline will be extended.
With Simone and Gabby as black Olympic Champions, it’s easy to ASSuME that racial bias in sport is being reduced, at least in Gymnastics.
Not so.
At each step along the athlete’s journey — from youth sports to college to the professional world — there are glaring inequities, often along racial lines. …
Throughout history, white American athletes have been afforded the opportunity to improve unimpeded while minorities have been left to scratch and claw for every inch. …
The Olympic Torch Relay for the @Tokyo2020 Games begins tomorrow in Fukushima!
Take a look at the beautiful cherry blossom inspired details of this year’s torch that will be making its way through all of Japan from tomorrow until the opening ceremony on 23 July in Tokyo.
Japanese authorities told the Olympic and Paralympic committees it was “highly unlikely” that entry to the country could be guaranteed. …
Organisers said the move now gives “clarity” to ticket holders and helps ensure “a safe and secure Games for all participants and the Japanese public”. …
As the Dutch men didn’t qualify a team, the Men’s National Coach will take over WAG — for now — after the WAG coach, Gerben Wiersma, stepped down.
NEWS: Gerben Wiersma, the Dutch women's national team coach, has decided he will (immediately) step back from his role as the NT coach. Bram van Bokhoven (the men's national team coach) will be the NT coach at least until the Olympics in Tokyo.#DutchGymnastics
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